Vitamin D and human health: lessons from vitamin D receptor null mice

R Bouillon, G Carmeliet, L Verlinden… - Endocrine …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The vitamin D endocrine system is essential for calcium and bone homeostasis. The precise
mode of action and the full spectrum of activities of the vitamin D hormone, 1, 25 …

Current and emerging pharmacological targets and treatments of urinary incontinence and related disorders

MC Michel, L Cardozo, CJ Chermansky, F Cruz… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - ASPET
Overactive bladder syndrome with and without urinary incontinence and related conditions,
signs, and disorders such as detrusor overactivity, neurogenic lower urinary tract …

Chronic inflammation in the pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia

B Fibbi, G Penna, A Morelli, L Adorini… - International journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disorder affecting 50–80% of the aged
male population. Androgens and age have been traditionally considered the main …

Endocrine control of benign prostatic hyperplasia

S La Vignera, RA Condorelli, GI Russo, G Morgia… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common benign proliferative disease among
aging men. Androgens play a key role in the development and growth of the male genital …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D induction of the human antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin in the urinary bladder

O Hertting, Å Holm, P Lüthje, H Brauner, R Dyrdak… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
The urinary tract is frequently being exposed to potential pathogens and rapid defence
mechanisms are therefore needed. Cathelicidin, a human antimicrobial peptide is …

Characterization and functional role of androgen-dependent PDE5 activity in the bladder

S Filippi, A Morelli, P Sandner, B Fibbi… - …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Benign prostate hyperplasia is the most common disease in the aging male, often comorbid
with erectile dysfunction. Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil …

Treatment of experimental autoimmune prostatitis in nonobese diabetic mice by the vitamin D receptor agonist elocalcitol

G Penna, S Amuchastegui, C Cossetti… - The Journal of …, 2006 - journals.aai.org
On the basis of on the marked inhibitory activity of the vitamin D receptor agonist Elocalcitol
on basal and growth factor-induced proliferation of human prostate cells and on its potent …

Vitamin D and pelvic floor disorders in women: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

SS Badalian, PF Rosenbaum - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2010 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in women with pelvic floor
disorders and to evaluate possible associations between vitamin D levels and pelvic floor …

LUTS treatment: future treatment options

KE Andersson - … and Urodynamics: Official Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are commonly divided into storage, voiding, and
postmicturition symptoms, and may occur in both men and women. Male LUTS have …

The chemistry of propargylic and allylic fluorides

MC Pacheco, S Purser, V Gouverneur - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
The presence of fluorine is very often highly advantageous in pharmaceutical and
agrochemical compounds as well as in performance materials. In response to a growing …